linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4 v2] V4l bkl ioctl pushdown

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Date:	Wed, 19 May 2010 12:55:21 +0200
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>
Cc:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jan Blunck <jblunck@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4 v2] V4l bkl ioctl pushdown

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 08:50:27AM +0200, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> On Monday 17 May 2010 08:50:48 Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > This is the second attempt to pushdown the bkl in v4l fops ioctl
> > handlers.
> > 
> > Amongst the changes:
> > 
> > - keep video_ioctl2() unlocked but bring a new video_ioctl2_bkl()
> >   that drivers can use and attribute to their .unlocked_ioctl instead.
> > 
> > - two new (or it I missed them last time) drivers have been included
> >   to the pushdown.
> > 
> > This is against a fresh v4l/master.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> Other than the single comment about the vivi driver in patch 3/4:
> 
> Acked-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>
> 
> It looks good to me and it would be nice if this could be merged for 2.6.35.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 	Hans


Thanks I'm fixing the issue with the vivi driver and will resend the set
with your acks.

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